Sheohar
district of Bihar has total population of
656,246
as per the Census 2011. Out of which
346,673
are males while
309,573
are females. In 2011 there were total
150,144
families residing in Sheohar district. The Average Sex
Ratio of Sheohar district is
893.

As per Census 2011 out of total population,
4.3%
people lives in Urban areas while
95.7%
lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 62% while that in the rural areas is 53.4%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Sheohar district is 889 while that of Rural areas is 893.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sheohar
district is 128698 which is
20%
of the total population. There are 66728 male children
and 61970 female children between the age 0-6 years.
Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sheohar is
929
which is
greater
than Average Sex Ratio (893) of Sheohar district.

The total literacy rate of
Sheohar district is
53.78%. The male literacy rate is 49.51% and the female
literacy rate is 36.2% in Sheohar district.

Population

656,246

Literacy

53.78%

Sex Ratio

893

To facilitate the administration, Sheohar district is further
divided into
5
Blocks (Taluka/Tehsil/Tahsil) which are administrative divisions denoting
sub-districts. Blocks consists of multiple villages and a few towns.

Sheohar Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sheohar district.

Total

Male

Female

Children (Age 0-6)

128,698

66,728

61,970

Literacy

53.78%

49.51%

36.2%

Scheduled Caste

96,655

51,089

45,566

Scheduled Tribe

318

177

141

Illiterate

372,548

175,028

197,520

Caste-wise Population - Sheohar district

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes
14.7%
while Schedule Tribe (ST) were
0%
of total population in Sheohar district of Bihar.

Total

Male

Female

Schedule Caste

96,655

51,089

45,566

Schedule Tribe

318

177

141

Religion-wise Population - Sheohar district

Religion

Total

Male

Female

Hindu

552,492

(84.19%)

293,415

259,077

Muslim

99,342

(15.14%)

51,118

48,224

Christian

522

(0.08%)

268

254

Sikh

216

(0.03%)

113

103

Buddhist

73

(0.01%)

43

30

Jain

52

(0.01%)

34

18

Other Religion

44

(0.01%)

24

20

No Religion Specified

3,505

(0.53%)

1,658

1,847

Literacy Rate - Sheohar district

The total literacy rate of
Sheohar district was 53.78% in 2011 which is
less
than average literacy rate 61.8% of Bihar. Population-wise, out of total
283,698 literates,
males were 171,645 while females were 112,053.
Also the male literacy rate was 61.31% and the female
literacy rate was 45.26% in Sheohar district.

Sheohar district

Bihar

Female

45.26%

51.5%

Male

61.31%

71.2%

Total

53.78%

61.8%

Sex Ratio - Sheohar district

The Sex Ratio of Sheohar district is
893
. Thus for every 1000 men there were
893
females in Sheohar district. Also as per Census
2011, the Child Sex Ration was
929
which is
greater
than Average Sex Ratio (
893
) of Sheohar district.

Population Density - Sheohar district

The total area of Sheohar district is
349 km2.
Thus the density of Sheohar district is
1,880
people per square kilometer. As per the initial provisional data of
Census 2011, around
9
sq. km. area is under urban region while
340
sq. km. is under rural region.

Urban/Rural Population - Sheohar district

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of Sheohar, 4.28% people lived in urban regions
while 95.72% in rural areas. The total figure of population
of urban population was 28,116 out of which 14,881 were males while remaining 13,235 were females.
In rural areas of Sheohar, male population was 331,792
while female population was 296,338.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of Sheohar was 889 females per 1000 males.
Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in Sheohar was 943
girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Sheohar were 5,399 which is 19.2% of total urban population.
Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of Sheohar was 893 females
per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in Sheohar was 928 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in Sheohar for urban regions was 61.96 percent in which
males were 70.1% literate while female literacy stood at
52.68%. The total literate
population of Sheohar was 283,698. Similarly in rural areas of Sheohar, the
average literacy rate was 53.41 percent. Out of which literacy rate of males and females
stood at 60.92% and
44.92% respectively. Total literates in rural areas
of Sheohar were 269,623.

Rural

Urban

Population %

95.72%

4.28%

Total population

628,130

28,116

Male population

331,792

14,881

Female population

296,338

13,235

Sex ratio

893

889

Child sex ratio (0-6 age)

928

943

Child population

123,299

5,399

Literates

269,623

14,075

Average literacy

53.41%

61.96%

Male literacy

60.92%

70.1%

Female literacy

44.92%

52.68%

Child Population - Sheohar district

According to Census 2011, there were
128,698
children between age 0 to 6 years in Sheohar district. Out of
which
66,728
were male while
61,970
were female.

Working Population - Sheohar district

In Sheohar district out of total population, 216,372 were
engaged in work activities. 63.7% of
workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months)
while 36.3% were
involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 216,372 workers
engaged in Main Work, 30,496 were cultivators (owner or co-owner)
while 82,108 were Agricultural labourer.